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    Climate change in California

    Climate change is affecting locations like California in a variety of ways. In summer, these impacts include more frequent fire weather, greater health risks from humid heat, and drought.

    Explore these pages to learn how people in California are at risk in a warming world.


    California's climate threats in include:

    Explore some ways climate change is affecting California in summer

    More fire weather

    Wildfire seasons are lengthening and intensifying.

    More dangerous heat

    Climate change is driving hotter, longer, and more frequent extreme heat.

    Worsening drought

    Warmer, thirstier air worsens drought

    More graphics about California and climate change

    Browse climate-related graphics for all seasons localized for California, available for download and use consistent with our Terms of use.

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